By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – His Royal Highness, the Shehu of Dikwa, Alhaji Ibrahim Ibn Umar Ibrahim El-kanemi has appealed to the people in his emirate to make their children available to the health workers for polio immunization campaign across the emirate council. The royal father made the...
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The Federal Government, on Saturday, says train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by President Muhammadu...
The Plateau State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service says it has not reduced the quantity and quality of food rations for inmates. Spokesman of the command, Mr Godfrey Longdiem, stated this in Jos on Saturday while reacting to media reports that inmates at the Jos Custodial Centre...
Kogi State residents are to pay more for bread as bakers called off their four-day old strike and increased prices of the essential commodity in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the bakers had on Tuesday in Lokoja, embarked on strike to protest the...
The Chief Executive of Binance Holding Limited, Richard Teng, has been called upon by the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes regarding suspicions of involvement in terrorism financing and money laundering. At a panel discussion on Friday, Ginger Onwusibe, the Chairman of the Committee, issued a notice...
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as Pyrates Confraternity, began a medical outreach in Shen, a Plateau community on Saturday to provide treatment for indigent patients. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medical outreach focused on creating awareness, treating malaria and managing hypertension,...
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has awarded scholarship to 34 high flying students of the institution in its maiden “Vice Chancellor Scholarship Award Scheme”. The Vice Chancellor of UNICAL, Prof. Florence Obi, disclosed this while presenting the awards to deserving students at the university’s Senate Chamber on Saturday....
Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, has said the agency plans to cut down carbon emissions in the country to net-zero by 2050. Abdullahi made this disclosure on Saturday in Abuja at the maiden sensitisation campaign of using improved wood stove in rural areas held...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – No fewer than 60 beneficiaries from six states of the north east, namely, Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Yobe, Taraba, and Gombe, who were sponsored by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for a 6-month training program with the Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited at the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has felicitated with his predecessor, Ben Ayade on his 56th birthday celebrations. The Governor in a birthday message noted that the former Governor remains an innovative and transformational leader that was committed to the industrialization of Cross...
Former Tennis Star, Tania Okpala, who is undergoing rehabilitation from drug- related challenges, has returned to tennis courts. Okpala, who had joined City Sports Club on the sponsorship of Nonye Soludo, engaged in routine trainings as part of her rehabilitation process. Soludo, wife of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo...
Mrs Jane Ebi, a businesswoman, on Friday dragged her husband, Monday, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, near Abuja. She is accusing him of “following everything under skirt”. Jane, who is seeking a divorce, said that her husband is hot tempered, wicked, and had a bad attitude of...
A businessman, Mr Ojo Owo, on Friday, dragged his wife, Muyibat, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, near Abuja, for always locking him out of the house. His claims are contained in a divorce petition he filed against his wife. “On several occasions, my wife locked me out...
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says he is alive because God is wonderful, recalling how he once escaped death by the whiskers. He spoke at the Redemption Camp, off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun, on Saturday as he clocked 82,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA), James Iorapuu has restated the state government commitment to collaborate with humanitarian partners both local and international to continue to carter for the needs of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – There was tension in Makurdi Benue State capital as the scheduled meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) could not get any place to hold their meeting scheduled and announced the previous day. The meeting was originally scheduled to hold at the...
African countries have been urged to renew their commitment to women’s empowerment as a crucial step towards nation-building. This call was made by a former Rector of the Yaba College of Technology, Engineer Obafemi Omokungbe, in his keynote address during the 10th anniversary of the African Women...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo-. Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has approved the appointment of new welfare board members to safeguard and pilots the activities of Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board and Christians Pilgrims Welfare Board in the State. The governor’s approval is contained in a statement by the Secretary...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced revocation of operational licences of 4,173 Bureau De Change (BDCs) operators for failure to observe some regulatory provisions. The CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...